Spicey Belle......

Today I had a chance to get to know Spicey Belle. Heather had to take her in to get her nails clipped so while they were at Open Gym, she stayed here with me.
Now we have two grand-dogs.......Bella and Spicey Belle.....
And here are the children that Spicey Belle gets to play with everyday......they love her......
So does Kalle.......
Waiting for her owners.......
She is a good dog.......

I think that Bella and Spicey Belle look alittle bit alike.......
Same coloring......
And same soft eyes......a beautiful brown.......

Special Christmas gift.......

We received a special gift from our oldest grandchild when I was down in Fergus. Mikenna takes Industrial technology at the Middle School she attends and made this beautiful lamp for us. It took her 3 weeks to make and the best part of all, it has her picture at different ages of her life decopauged (spelling) to the base. Grandpa and I love it and we have it on our piano in our living-room. It sheds just the right amount of light when I am playing the piano in the evening. We felt so honored that she wanted to give it to us. Thank you dear Mikenna. We love you...........

Happy Birthday, Siri.......on this cold, cold day......

Right after church today, we drove out to Heather and Duane's to deliver some gifts and say Happy Birthday to Siri. We were going to stay for lunch but a blizzard blew in during church so we stayed for a few minutes and then came back home. The roads were awful, the visibility almost down to zero and we didn't want to get storm-stayed as I have to go to work tonight so we left pretty much right away. That was disappointing!!!!! And they had prepared some delicious -looking tacos!!! It is going down to -30*celius tonight.....not good.....too cold......I want spring......and sun......
Spicey Belle relaxing. A pretty looking dog with gentle eyes.....they are enjoying her.......

The kids loved the letters from their cousins in Fergus........
The Christmas gift that we gave Nathan........
Kalle putting a puzzle together.......
Jemma reading her letter.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR SIRI........

sorry we didn't even get to have cake with you......Siri had her friend birthday party yesterday and had a great time........

All good things must come to an end........

Early Saturday morning.......Jan. 26th.....at Fargo airport.....
Good-bye sweet Breiden..........
Having coffee and muffins before leaving on the plane
The part I don't like........see you again in May........

This n that.......

Mikenna and Noah practising their piano and trumpet........
At the studio with Susanne..........
Mikenna and her friend going on a photo shoot with Eric........
The pics turned out great......saying good-bye.......
Breiden.....giggling at his daddy........

Nancy, Susanne and I........plus Kirsten.........so fun......

At the Coffee Cabin...........

At Susanne's..........
At Applebee's..........

At an Italian restaurant in Fargo........just take a look at that wonderful "Turtle Cheesecake".......so yummy and not good for our waistlines..............
At Starbuck's in the bookstore, Barnes and Noble in Fargo..........with my niece, Kirsten..........

Welcome home, Mom and Dad........

We made a "WELCOME HOME" sign and put it up in their living-room.......

Sunday, Jan. 20th ....... Mikenna and Noah's choir sang at both services at church.....so fun to listen to their singing.......
Then it was to Godfather's pizza for lunch.....

Sunday afternoon, Mikenna and I made a cake and the girls decorated it........

The girls are concentrating on doing this just right........

The finished product.........
The table is set.......they made cards especially for their mom and dad.......

Breiden's 1st Birthday.........

I was able to be at Breiden's first birthday.

Here is JP (Breiden's uncle) playing with him.......

Auntie Julie cutting the pizza while Laci looks on........
Pizza, cake and pop.........
Gramma Stender.........
Mikenna and Noah were there......
as was Jose and Andrew........

Didn't know what to think of the cake and candle.......
First time tasting cake and it looks like he is lovin' it.......
I love this picture of the three girls just watching and giggling.......
He loves the phone you gave him Erin......
The teddy bear he got from his Gramma and Grandpa Stender. We gave him a "Pack n Play" to bring with him when he comes to Canada......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET BREIDEN!